By Dillon Schupp
Last Sunday at LifeSpring, I shared the story of Grace and my miscarriage last October. You can listen to the message HERE; I also wrote about it HERE. It was the most devastating thing that has ever happened to Grace and I, and we have wrestled with why God would allow it to happen.
Perhaps you’re in the exact same place. I don’t what your struggle is right now, but when we suffer, we often wonder “why?” We’re never guaranteed an answer…but every now and then, God gives us just a glimpse of “why”- and I got one this past Sunday.
We had a couple show up to church for the first time last Sunday. They heard about us when we were in the process of renovating our building, but we unable to attend until last Sunday.
As it happens, they had also just been through a miscarriage. And the first time they show up is the day that I happen to be sharing what Grace and I went through.
That is not a coincidence. That is God at work!
Afterwards they spoke with me, and they said it felt as if I was speaking directly to them- but that’s not even the best part.
The wife filled out a connection card…and on that card indicated that she decided to follow Jesus!
That is absolutely incredible y’all!
When I wonder how God works things out for good, THIS is what I’m talking about! Because of what Grace and I went through- all the pain, all the tears, all the questions- this couple not only found comfort in their sorrow- the wife literally stepped over from death to life because she heard the Gospel in a context that connected with her where she is at right now.
It does not get any better than that!
I said on Sunday that God’s primary plan is not for us to be healthy and wealthy- it’s for us to know Him.
This lady now knows Jesus as a function of Grace and my pain. Only God can redeem a horrific loss and turn it into eternal life!!
And there’s one more thing that I have to mention:
From the moment Grace and I discovered we were pregnant, we prayed two things over our child: that they would know God and fulfill His purpose for their life.
Our child never walked a day in this world. But our child now walks with Jesus for eternity. Our child KNOWS Jesus. But not only that- even though our child never set foot in this world, our child has a legacy that is eternal. Even though our child only had life for a few short weeks, and that in the womb, because our child was conceived and- yes- miscarried- this family found hope and this woman stepped into eternal life.
Our child knows Jesus- and has made Jesus known, even through a life that was merely weeks in the womb.
That’s my child’s legacy- and I believe just the beginning of it- and that puts me in AWE of the God who works ALL things together for- for His glory and our good!
This article originally appeared on dillonschupp.com.